The most prominent independent music companies ranked by global prominence, funding activity, and market position. Showing the top 50 out of 179 companies tracked on Fsome.
| # | Company | Location | Employees | Total Funding | Last Round | Last Funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SoundCloud
SoundCloud is a social sound platform where anyone can create and share sounds.
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Berlin | 251 - 500 | $542.8M | Corporate Round | 2020-02-11 |
| 2 |
Reservoir Media
Reservoir Media is an independent music company.
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New York | 51 - 100 | $150.0M | Post Ipo Equity | 2021-07-29 |
| 3 |
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[untitled] supports and enhances the creative process of musicians.
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Brooklyn | 1 - 10 | $4.6M | Series A | 2024-10-31 |
| 4 |
Rostrum Records
Rostrum Records is an independent music label that publishes music by independen…
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Pittsburgh | 1 - 10 | $150.0M | Debt Financing | 2025-12-11 |
| 5 |
Kobalt
Kobalt is a music artist management company that offers alternatives to traditio…
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New York | 501 - 1K | $1.5B | Private Equity | 2026-03-23 |
| 6 |
Musicasa
A peer-to-peer platform connecting homes with musicians hosting intimate, curate…
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Miami | 1 - 10 | $895K | Angel | 2023-03-01 |
| 7 |
Stuff.io
Stuff.io is the tokenization infrastructure for next-gen digital media, custom L…
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Mckinney | 11 - 50 | $1.3M | Undisclosed | 2025-04-03 |
| 8 |
Thematic
Trending music for content creators <> New fans for music artists
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Culver City | 1 - 10 | $1.6M | Seed | 2022-01-25 |
| 9 |
Bandcamp
Bandcamp is an online music store and a promotion platform for independent artis…
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San Francisco | 1 - 10 | — | Series A | 2010-12-01 |
| 10 |
Opnr
Opnr is an all-in-one, data-powered entertainment marketplace removing the time …
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Detroit | 1 - 10 | $110K | Pre Seed | 2024-09-01 |
| 11 |
Twine
Twine is a platform that helps companies hire freelancers.
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Manchester | 1 - 10 | $2.6M | Series Unknown | 2020-08-13 |
| 12 |
TUNEGO
TUNEGO connects the music industry to artists.
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Henderson | 11 - 50 | $13.4M | Series B | 2018-05-18 |
| 13 |
Green Room
Green Room is a music business management app to easily keep track of live shows…
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Houston | 1 - 10 | $1.1M | Pre Seed | 2022-03-22 |
| 14 |
UMW Recordings, Inc.
We are a digital music aggregator & record label that connects artists and liste…
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Guayaquil | 1 - 10 | $48K | Pre Seed | 2021-02-01 |
| 15 |
SongTools
SongTools.io is the all-in-one toolkit for creators to launch their music.
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New York | 11 - 50 | $3.0M | Undisclosed | 2024-02-09 |
| 16 |
Encore Musicians
Encore Musicians is the developer of a musician employment platform that connect…
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London | 11 - 50 | $3.0M | Equity Crowdfunding | 2023-07-06 |
| 17 |
TuneHatch
Creating a world where independent artists can make a living doing what they lov…
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Nashville | 1 - 10 | $130K | Grant | 2023-09-28 |
| 18 |
Instrumental
AI powered label management tools for the recorded music industry covering scout…
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London | 11 - 50 | $4.2M | Series Unknown | 2018-03-28 |
| 19 |
Artist Republik
Artist Republik is a music business networking that allows independent music art…
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Providence | 1 - 10 | $2.1M | Convertible Note | 2021-01-01 |
| 20 |
PMD Digital
Music Distribution | Publishing | Content Protection
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Whitstable | 11 - 50 | $4.0M | Product Crowdfunding | 2023-01-03 |
| 21 |
Showcase Ventures, Inc.
Music Discovery Platform
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Scranton | 1 - 10 | $320K | Seed | 2022-12-01 |
| 22 |
LÜM
LÜM is a startup building a streaming music platform and social network.
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Madison | 11 - 50 | $4.9M | Seed | 2020-08-10 |
| 23 |
Groover
Groover is an innovative platform reinventing music promotion by guaranteeing fe…
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Paris | 11 - 50 | $16.5M | Series A | 2024-02-13 |
| 24 |
DistroKid
DistroKid is a SaaS-based musical platform that publishes music in a range of st…
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New York | 51 - 100 | — | Series Unknown | 2021-08-16 |
| 25 |
Audiostock
Audiostock is a service that allows users to buy and sell licenses to use the mu…
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Okayama | 11 - 50 | $3.4M | Series Unknown | 2020-06-10 |
| 26 |
Musiqmesh
Musiqmesh simplifies music creation & monetization for creators with a B2B SaaS …
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London | 1 - 10 | $124K | Pre Seed | 2025-01-06 |
| 27 |
Setmixer
The quickest way from show to release
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London | 1 - 10 | $774K | Seed | 2024-01-24 |
| 28 |
Zen Music Group
Sync Licensing Redefined - AI Powered Music Licensing, SaaS, Platform.
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Newark | 11 - 50 | $75K | Grant | 2024-10-05 |
| 29 |
L
Lydian
Modern fanclubs for musicians.
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Brooklyn | 1 - 10 | $200K | Pre Seed | 2022-08-31 |
| 30 |
Session Studio
Session Studio helps optimize customers collaborations, royalties, and music bus…
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Stockholm | 11 - 50 | $4.0M | Series Unknown | 2017-03-20 |
| 31 |
Soundoshi
Soundoshi is a new music format, streaming service and SaaS infrastructure for m…
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London | 1 - 10 | $150K | Seed | 2023-06-01 |
| 32 |
Seven Seas Music
Seven Seas Music is an international music discovery and licensing company.
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San Francisco | 1 - 10 | $310K | Non Equity Assistance | 2021-09-01 |
| 33 |
Party Hunt
A mobile app to discover nightlife & promote music events.
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Mandrem | 11 - 50 | $100K | Pre Seed | 2022-10-30 |
| 34 |
Lead-In Record Co.
Lead-In Record Co. is a music technology firm offering easy and faster way to ma…
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Pittsburgh | 1 - 10 | $100K | Pre Seed | 2024-02-08 |
| 35 |
Melodypipe
Melodypipe helps musicians earn a living from their music by facilitating a sust…
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Stavanger | 11 - 50 | $1.4M | Seed | 2021-11-01 |
| 36 |
Indiefy
Indiefy is a community of independent artists that offer digital distribution, a…
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Los Angeles | 11 - 50 | $230K | Non Equity Assistance | 2020-10-21 |
| 37 |
AMADEI
Amadei ’ the community of people who care about music. With us you can create, m…
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Aventura | 1 - 10 | $610K | Seed | 2022-02-17 |
| 38 |
Dexa
Web3 Ticketing & Music Marketplace
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Mohali | 1 - 10 | $80K | Seed | 2023-06-12 |
| 39 |
Andrson
Get Discovered by Your Sound / A&R Reimagined
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Dublin | 1 - 10 | $626K | Seed | 2019-05-06 |
| 40 |
Cosmindie
Platform that empowers growth and development of independent musicians.
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San Diego | 1 - 10 | $60K | Pre Seed | 2023-09-08 |
| 41 |
Omziki Distribution
Omziki is a platform for African independent artists to distribute their music 2…
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Kampala | 11 - 50 | $440K | Pre Seed | 2026-02-12 |
| 42 |
Pitch Warrior
We are more than just an artists and label services company; we are champions of…
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London | 1 - 10 | $30K | Pre Seed | 2024-02-15 |
| 43 |
Jack Straw Cultural Center
Jack Straw Cultural Center is a nonprofit multidisciplinary audio arts center.
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Seattle | 11 - 50 | $12K | Grant | 2023-04-04 |
| 44 |
Drumming for Your Life Institute
Drumming For Your Life Institute is a non-profit organization that uses the powe…
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Downey, United States | 1 - 10 | — | Grant | 2025-09-03 |
| 45 |
Songtree
Songtree is a music creation platform that lets musicians collaborate in recordi…
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Rome, Italy | 1 - 10 | $100K | Pre Seed | 2015-05-05 |
| 46 |
Dose.fm
Dose.fm is a radio x streaming platform that targets ride-share passengers as th…
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Los Angeles, United States | — | — | Non Equity Assistance | 2018-06-01 |
| 47 |
Accidental Entertainment
Accidental Entertainment connects music creators with projects, offering licensi…
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Los Angeles | 1 - 10 | — | Seed | 2021-10-19 |
| 48 |
Soundwaves
Soundwaves is the future of music, covering the main needs of artists, audiences…
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Bucharest | 1 - 10 | — | Grant | 2021-06-01 |
| 49 |
12Wired
12Wired is a music company offering end-to-end services across the industry with…
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Jakarta | 11 - 50 | — | Seed | 2022-01-01 |
| 50 |
Heavy Sound Labs
Heavy Sound Labs is a global music-tech company looking for today’s next emergin…
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Atlanta | 11 - 50 | — | Seed | 2020-07-01 |